Gun control doesn’t work

Mark Johnson has written a powerful indictment of Canada’s gun control system in a new and exciting forum, Conservative Futures.

snip: According to Statistics Canada, 94% of firearms used in crimes were smuggled into Canada illegally. According to a study from Simon Fraser University, 93% of those convicted of homicide involving a firearm have never had a gun license.

The fact is that when a politician, university professor or armchair policy analyst says the answer to a particular tragedy is more gun control, they are simply advancing a political agenda.

Gun Owners Are Under Attack

Hunters and target shooters are endangered. The shooting sports are being strangled by increasingly arbitrary regulations. The police abuse licensing to treat law-abiding PAL holders in the same way as criminals. The new government has a long list of gun restrictions it wants to implement.